Occurs at relatively high densities – ie, from a single point at dusk, I recorded four pairs, two of which were within 100m of each other in 2022. It occurs in reasonably degraded forest even with cleared undergrowth, while in interior forest it’s commonly encountered at every site visited along logging tracks and main roads.
Given the vast amount of forest, and relatively low forest loss away from the two trunk roads on the island, still abundant and LC from my experience.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now temporarily closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 6 February 2023. We will now analyse and interpret new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 6 February 2023, when discussions will re-open.
Based on the comments made, it is clear that the species’ population size probably numbers more than 10,000 mature individuals (with a higher density, and occupancy rate than outlined in the initial proposal). Moreover, its tolerance of degraded habitat (J. Eaton in litt. 2023) suggests that the slow rates of forest loss (which are often linear in shape for road building etc.) is not yet likely to be affecting the species. Based on this updated information, our preliminary proposal for the 2023 Red List would be to list Tanimbar Boobook as Least Concern.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 12 February 2023, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret available information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 20 February 2023.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Tanimbar Boobook recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2023.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Occurs at relatively high densities – ie, from a single point at dusk, I recorded four pairs, two of which were within 100m of each other in 2022. It occurs in reasonably degraded forest even with cleared undergrowth, while in interior forest it’s commonly encountered at every site visited along logging tracks and main roads.
Given the vast amount of forest, and relatively low forest loss away from the two trunk roads on the island, still abundant and LC from my experience.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now temporarily closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 6 February 2023. We will now analyse and interpret new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 6 February 2023, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on the comments made, it is clear that the species’ population size probably numbers more than 10,000 mature individuals (with a higher density, and occupancy rate than outlined in the initial proposal). Moreover, its tolerance of degraded habitat (J. Eaton in litt. 2023) suggests that the slow rates of forest loss (which are often linear in shape for road building etc.) is not yet likely to be affecting the species. Based on this updated information, our preliminary proposal for the 2023 Red List would be to list Tanimbar Boobook as Least Concern.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 12 February 2023, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret available information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 20 February 2023.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Tanimbar Boobook recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2023.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.